M2.6 earthquake 195 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 195 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Thu, Apr 16, 1987, 4:50 AM PDT (11:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 205 km W of Bandon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-16 11:50:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.441° N, 126.781° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.4 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 323°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10218618. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.